"It's all about how we change the way we listen to music, it's all about what happens next in terms of technology, in terms of how people talk to each other about music, and a lot of it could be really fucking bad."

"When we did the In Rainbows thing what was most exciting was the idea you could have a direct connection between you as a musician and your audience. You cut all of it out, it's just that and that. And then all these fuckers get in a way, like Spotify suddenly trying to become the gatekeepers to the whole process," said Yorke.

"We don't need you to do it. No artists needs you to do it. We can build the shit ourselves, so fuck off. But because they're using old music, because they're using the majors… the majors are all over it because they see a way of re-selling all their old stuff for free, make a fortune, and not die."

Spotify boasts more than 24 million active users, of which about 6 million are paid subscribers. It has often been the target of criticism that it pays artists relatively little for streams of their material. But the group says it has paid out more than $500 million to artists as of January 2013.

Yorke, though, isn't impressed by the figures and says his opposition is idealogical as well as financial.

"To me this isn't the mainstream, this is is like the last fart, the last desperate fart of a dying corpse. What happens next is the important part," he told Sopitas, before suggesting that the music industry should rethink its backing for certain new business models.

"It's like this mind trick going on, people are like 'with technology, it's all going to become one in the cloud and all creativity is going to become one thing and no one is going to get paid and it's this big super intelligent thing'. Bullshit."

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The B&W T7 is a mini marvel. That honeycomb design? It's a specially built design feature that hugely increases the rigidity of the frame almost eliminating distortion through vibration. It'll set you back a pretty penny but you'll be glad you spent every one.

Imagine taking all of the technological know-how you've learnt from creating a sound system for Bentley. Now take all of that and cram it into a wireless all-in-one speaker. Well that's what Naim have done and the result is something that looks like the black box for a Haggunenon battle cruiser. It probably sounds like one too.

Technics is back. The high-end audio brand has returned courtesy of Panasonic and first off the line is the unfathomably complex R1 reference system. Now we could tell you about 'Virtual coaxial allignment systems' or long strobe woofers when in actual fact all you need to know is this. This system has been built to make you feel as childishly happy as you did the first time you went to a gig and frankly, that's something we can get on board with.

We're huge fans of the Sonos system, which allows you to easily and wirelessly connect a range of speakers into a network around your home, and play a massive amount of content through a dedicated app. The Play:1s are among our favourite Sonos components yet - small, neat, compact and with excellent sound quality. They're the gateway drug to the most complete audio solution in the world. (£169)

The Orbtisound T9 Soundbar works perfectly both with your TV and your iPhone or iPod, since it comes with great, full-room sound as well as a built-in charger. (£189)

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The new Soundtouch range by Bose combines the company's deservedly famous sound quality with a new, simple and easy way to connect your speakers wirelessly, around your home. With a dedicated app, a focus on 'presets' to make playing music as quick as turning on a light and a range of components at decent prices, it seems like an easy win. They're a bit outgunned in the content stakes right now - but for sound quality it's right up there.

Simply put, these are five-star speakers for less than £350. They're handsome, timeless and sound amazing.

These are among the most unique speakers you can buy. They're not cheap, but they sound great - and you'll never need to buy another conversation starter for your living room again. All anyone will want to talk about is your HiFi.

The UE Boom is a Bluetooth, iOS and Android compatible wireless speaker that features great 360-degree sound. UE pitch it as the first "social" speaker since it can connect to two source devices at the same time. It's also stain and water resistant and has a 15-hour battery - and gorgeous styling.